noun
burqa
Burqa (noun) means an enveloping Central Asian garment which covers the whole body, incorporating a netted screen to cover the eyes, chiefly worn by women in fundamentalist denominations of Islam to observe sartorial hijab (the practice of wearing concealing clothing in front of adult men after the age of puberty).
noun
1
An enveloping Central Asian garment which covers the whole body, incorporating a netted screen to cover the eyes, chiefly worn by women in fundamentalist denominations of Islam to observe sartorial hijab (the practice of wearing concealing clothing in front of adult men after the age of puberty).
"He fished a sky blue burqa from the bag. The yards of pleated cloth spilled over his knees when he lifted it."
— Khaled Hosseini, A Thousand Splendid Suns (2007)
2
A different style of garment that Muslim women wear to dress modestly in public.
3
A garment that includes a niqab, a veil covering the face.
4
A hijab, that is a traditional scarf worn over the head that covers the hair and neck, for example a khimar or shayla.
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Etymology
Borrowed from Hindustani (Hindi बुरक़ा (burqā) / Urdu بُرْقَع (burqa')), from Classical Persian بُرْقَع (burqa'), from Arabic بُرْقُع (burquʕ).
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What is the meaning of burqa?
"burqa" (noun) means an enveloping Central Asian garment which covers the whole body, incorporating a netted screen to cover the eyes, chiefly worn by women in fundamentalist denominations of Islam to observe sartorial hijab (the practice of wearing concealing clothing in front of adult men after the age of puberty).
What is another word for burqa?
Other words for "burqa" include burka.
What are the different meanings of burqa?
"burqa" has 3 main meanings: 1. An enveloping Central Asian garment which covers the whole body, incorporating a netted screen to cover the eyes, chiefly worn by women in fundamentalist denominations of Islam to observe sartorial hijab (the practice of wearing concealing clothing in front of adult men after the age of puberty); 2. A different style of garment that Muslim women wear to dress modestly in public; 3. A garment that includes a niqab, a veil covering the face.
